Fishing rod construction



June 23, 1931. c. M. ANDERSON FISHING ROD CONSTRUCTION Filed May 29, 1929 attozmq Patented June 23, 1931 A UNITED `STATES .CALVIN ANr. ANDERSON, or COLUMBUS, oHIo FISHING ROD CONSTR'CTION Application iled May 29, 1929. Serial No. 367,027.

' This invention relates to an improved iishingrpole andhas for its. primary object the provision o a fishing pole so constructed as to be light in weight yet exceptionally strong in .5 resistingforces or stresses tending to break the same. e

" Itis another object of the invention to provide a rod or staliparticularly designed for A use as or in connection with a fishing pole and wherein said stati is formed to comprise a substantially Ahollow body polygonal in cross-section and madeup from a` plurality of joined inter-engaging strips having adhesively united meeting edges.

't A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a staff or rod of the character described wherein the hollow body is braced through the medium of an improved ltruss frame which,' in turn, consists of a plurality of strips having beveled meeting faces disposedv substantially in thelongitudinal axis of the rodor stati', thel outer edges of the truss strips being engaged with the inner walls of the rod body in such manner as to provide maximum resistance to stresses or forces tending to transversely break the rod.

Another object of the invention resides in forming the rod including the body and truss Q strips thereof trom bamboo which material possesses, among other advantages, the properties of being light in weight yet possessing a maximum degree of mechanical strength.

With these and other objects in view which Q5 will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel features ot construction, combinations of elements and arrangements ot parts hereinafter to be fully described and pointed out in the appended 40 claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation ot a iishing rod or pole constructed in accordance with the present invention,

Figure'2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional View on a somewhat enlarged scale taken through the rod at the joint between a pairV ot its registering sections,

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 3 3 ot Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a similar view on the line 4 4 of Figure l,

Figure 5 is a detail transverse sectional view showing the manner of developing one of the body and truss strips of the rod, and

Figure 6 is a similar view disclosing the defelopment of substantially one-half of the ro Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral l designates my improved iishing pole or rod in its entirety. As usual, the rod is composed of a plurality of sections, such as are indicated at A, B and C. Each of these sections is formed from a material such as bamboo, and while I do not limit myself specifically to the use of this particular material, yet in practice I prefer to employ it for the reason that it possesses properties admirably suited for fishing pole construction'. The sections A, B and C are provided 70 with metallic ferrules 2 by means of which the said sections may be maintained secure, as shown in Figures l and 2, in longitudinal alignment and is quickly removed and stored in a compact space, as is customary in ishing rod construction.

The present invention deals particularly with specific construction of each of the sections A, and'C and a description of any one e of these sections will sutice for all. The sec- ,80 tion B, for example, consists of a body of hollow polygonal form. The bodyk is composedof a plurality ot bamboo strips, lindicated at 3, wherein the grain of the wood runs lengthwise thereof. As shown in Figure 5, the strip 3 has its inner wall longitudinally grooved as indicated at 4: for the reception of a truss strip 5. The groove 4L is substantially V-shaped in cross-section forl the reception of the similarly formed edge produced on the strip 5. The outer longitudinal edges' of the strip 3 andthe inner axial edges 6 of the strip 5 lie in the same planes. In fact, in process of manufacture the strip 5 is positioned so that it will extend perpendicularly to the body strip 3 and after being secured in this position the edges 6 and the corresponding outer edges 7 of the strip 3 are planed so asv to be precisely uniform in angularity to occupy the sameplanes.

l Y In this instance the rod has been shown as being substantially hexagonal in cross-sed tion, although in this respect I do not limit myself to the particular configuration shown, since it is obvious that other polygonal forms may be employed With equal ef- `fectiveness.

The strips comprising the vbody section of the rod Vare similarly united with perpendicularly extending truss strips all of which have their edges 6 beveledto` correspondvvith the angular sides 7 provided along the outer longitudinal edges of the body strips 3. The angular edges 6 of the rtruss stripsmeet ine the center or the longitudinal axis of the rod or staif..Y l To produce closely registering joining surfaces Which may be adhesivelyunited toA4 produce a. rody constructionv which, While exceptionally light inWeight,-possesses a very great degree oi .mechanical strength. The edge grainrof7 the truss strips 5 is presented'to the crossgrain of the-body strips to fortify the vlatter in resisting shear stresses. The outer surfaces Tof. thev body ystrips maybe of segmental or flat formation and in practice,

since the strips lare formed from bamboo, they outer surfaces of the'rodare slightly curved, as showni invFigure 3. Ai'ter one of the units of therod has beeniormed,l as shown in Figure. 5, vthe remaining units are similarly formed andare placedtogethenas shown in Figure 6, to"produce.`one.half of thefrod. The-other haliis. then appliedand the units adhesivelyunited to produce the cross-sectional formationl disclosed particularly. in Figuresandl. ,Y v Inview of the foregoing it Will beiseenthat n the present invention providesa fishing'rod of lightness, strength 'and flexibility andone wherein surplus` Weight has been removed Yto a maximum degree Wit-hout :sacrificing strength and other desired'factors.

What is claimed is: .1. -A fishing rod consisting of afhollovv body composed of longitudinally extendingI strips of bamboo, saidstrips being adhesively united along their longitudinal meeting edges, and a; plurality oftfruss stripsgarranged Within said body and extending perpendicularly'to said body strips, said'truss strips being interengagedl along the longitudinal 'axis 'off said rod.

` a 'A fishing rod Compagni-g atei-10W body.

Y consisting of a plurality offlongitudinally extendingfstrips united relatively along their l longitudinallyl extending'meeting (edges, and aplurality of truss strips extending perpiendi# Vcularlyv from each ofsaid body stripsand engaging with each other along the longitudinal axisofgsaid'rod; 7 i Y 3. A fishing' rod comprising ahollovv 'body y consisting koiga plurality vof longitudinally Y extending bamboo strips, said-strips being united,v relativelyv along'fi theiry longitudinal edges, the inner surface of eac-h of said strips being provided centrally with longitudinally longitudi'nali-Y meeting edges, Aand aplurality of truss strips arranged Within said body and engaging with-'each of said body strips, said stripsbeing perpendicularly disposed withrespect to thebody strips sethat the edge grain of the truss strips ispresented'tofthe :cross grain of the body strips. A

5. Ai iishing rod compri ing alhollovv'hefdy consisting oi a plurality of longitudinally extendingbamboo stripssaid strips being `unit'-` ed,` relatively along their longitudinal edges,

andV apl'urality'oftruss strips `arranged with? insaid body With'their outer edges extend'- ing perpendicularly from eachof said bamf boo Vstrips and arrangedy diametrically opp-V,V posite one another, thei'nner edgesloffsjaid truss strips being bevelled to terminate ilr oining relationshipy in; thelongitudin'alaxis of-saidfr0d.v i f "y 6.1 `A vfishingrod comprisingja hollowibody consisting of alplura'lity of substantially' T- shaped sections joined' tojoneanother'so that thebasek ends thereof engage each otherin the longitudinal axis of saidrod.

' In testimony whereof -Iv aiiix my signature.

y yALVIN M.` I+iraniens()N; 

